Sophia Bennett (born 1966) is a British crime novelist and children's writer.
[1] Writing as SJ Bennett, she published the first in a series of adult mysteries featuring Queen Elizabeth II as a secret amateur detective, assisted by a fictional assistant private secretary of Nigerian heritage, Captain Rozie Oshodi.
[2] Bennett was given a pre-emptive five-book deal by Bonnier Books UK,[3] with further multi-book deals in the US, Italy, France and Germany, brokered by Charlie Campbell of Greyhound Literary agents.
The Windsor Knot formed part of the resurgence of ‘cosy crime’ in 2020, referring to mystery novels without significant on-the-page sex and violence.
[12] She created a podcast for aspiring writers called Prepublished, in which she spoke to bestselling and prizewinning authors including Sophie Hannah, Jenny Colgan, Justine Picardie, Robert Muchamore, Anthony McGowan and Phil Earle about their journey to publication and their advice for fellow authors.